Parineeta (1953 film)

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	File:Parineeta 1953 poster.jpg
Directed by	Bimal Roy
Produced by	Ashok Kumar
Screenplay by	Bimal Roy
Based on	Parineeta ; by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Starring	Meena Kumari; Ashok Kumar; Manorama
Music by	Manna Dey & Arun Mukherjee
Cinematography	Kamal Bose
Edited by	Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Production; company	Ashok Kumar Production Ltd.
Release date	23 January 1953;
Running time	151 minutes
Language	Hindi
Box office	₹60 lakh (equivalent to ₹51 crore or US$7.2 million in 2019)

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Parineeta (Hindi pronunciation: [pəɾɪniːtaː]; transl. Married woman) is a 1953 Indian Hindi-language drama film starring Ashok Kumar and Meena Kumari , based upon the 1914 Bengali novella of the same name by Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay. The film was directed by Bimal Roy. This version of the film is considered by many to be the most faithful adaptation of the novella, particularly due to Meena Kumari's interpretation of the role of Lalita.

Story[edit]

Lalita (Meena Kumari) is an orphaned niece of an impoverished clerk named Gurucharan (Nazir Hussain). Shekhar (Ashok Kumar), is the son of their rich landlord neighbor. Shekhar had a liking for Lalita. Gurucharan has to mortgage his house to Shekhar's father in order to get one of his daughters married as he is heavily debt-ridden. Shekhar's father often chides him about his overdue loan and a day comes when completely pressed on all sides, Gurucharan is forced to take advantage of the altruistic offer of an interest-free loan made by a wealthy young man named Girin. This gives rise to an ugly misunderstanding that Lalita has been "sold" to Girin. What happens thereafter forms the gripping conclusion of this great story of perfect love. The beautiful part of this movie is dialogue and communication between Meena Kumari and Ashok Kumar.

Cast[edit]

Meena Kumari as Lalita
Ashok Kumar as Shekhar Rai
Manorama as chachi
Asit Baran as Girin Babu
Sheetal (Baby Sheela)
Nazir Hussain as Gurcharan Babu
Badri Prasad as Nabin Rai
Pratima Devi as Shekhar's aunt
Rekha Mallick
Manju

Music[edit]

Lyrics: Bharat Vyas

Music : Manna Dey & Arun Mukherjee

"Gore Gore Haathon Mein Mehndi Racha Ke, Nainon Mein Kajra Daal Ke" – Asha Bhosle , Music: Arun Mukherjee
"Chali Radhe Rani" – Manna Dey , Music: Manna Dey
"Chand Hai Wohi, Udaas Mera Mann" – Geeta Dutt , Music: Manna Dey
"Aye Baandi Tum Begum Bano Khwab Dekha Hai" – Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle , Music: Manna Dey
"Toota Hai Naata Meet Ka Par Meet Mila Hamen Meet Ka" – Asit Baran Music: Arun Mukherjee
"Tum Yaad Aa Rahe" – Asha Bhosle , Music: Arun Mukherjee

Awards[edit]

1954 Filmfare Best Director Award – Bimal Roy
1954 Filmfare Best Actress Award – Meena Kumari

References[edit]

↑ "Parineeta". Best of the Year. Retrieved 24 March 2018. Worldwide Gross: 80,00,000
↑ Box office India. "Box Office 1953". box office india. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

External links[edit]

Review
Parineeta on IMDb
Filmy Sasi [1]

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[1] "Parineeta". Best of the Year. Retrieved 24 March 2018. Worldwide Gross: 80,00,000

[boi53-2] Box office India. "Box Office 1953". box office india. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

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